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accolades—Forbes magazine ranked Schertz “The 91st Fastest Growing Suburb in the U.S.” and Money magazine named it number 40 of “the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S.” These awards help solidify what its residents already knew— Schertz is the place to be for continued economic prosperity. This growth has helped provide the region with an adequate labor pool for an increasingly diverse economic base. The city’s labor pool, coupled with the region’s 925,000 area workers, offers businesses the skills, education, and long-term employees they need to compete in today’s global markets. Partly fueled by San Antonio’s tremendous growth in various economic sectors, including information technology, Schertz is a welcoming and open place for businesses that depend on technology to drive growth and innovation. With nearly 32,000 residents and many more expected well into the future, Schertz continues to attract the families and quality workforce needed to help the city shape itself as a premier Texas destination. In September, Microsoft Corporation held a grand opening for its San Antonio data center, which was described as a place “where the internet lives.” The data center will hold tens of thousands of servers supporting Microsoft’s large-scale, worldwide Web services for their Online and Live Services businesses. “Microsoft is thrilled to continue our long-term relationship with the San Antonio community, working together to build the area as a center of innovation,” says Mike Manos, Microsoft’s general manager of data center services for Global Foundation Services. “Microsoft looked at 31 variables in narrowing its site San Antonio: Building an IT Powerhouse The IT industry in San Antonio, TX generates an annual economic impact of more than $5.3 billion and employs nearly 12,000 people, according to a 2005 IT Economic Impact Study commissioned by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. This impact excludes data derived from the military, which is a significant employer of IT professionals in the San Antonio region. And, with the Department of Defense transforming San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston into America’s hub for all military medical training and research, San Antonio expects a significant increase in IT activity between now and 2011. A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S #3703 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 45 http://www.austinchamber.com/difference-bf.html http://www.austinchamber.com/difference-bf.html http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - October 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Metro Spotlight: Phoenix, AZ Essential Relocation Tips Metro Spotlight: Fayette County, GA Corporate Moves: Kentucky Austria: Hungry for International Trade Foreign Trade Zones: Global Expansion at Reduced Cost New York is Banking on High-Tech Growth Metro Spotlight: Cuba, MO The Garden State is Growing it's City Centers Information Technology: No Signs of a Slowdown Advertiser Index Inside LiveExchange

Business Facilities - October 2008

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